MLB: ***Official 2017 Chicago Cubs Season Thread***

[chuckd4735]

Maddon will pitch him again tomorrow in a high leverage situation. Guaranteed.

I think high leverage has left this series...

 

[HoustonClone]

Maddon will pitch him again tomorrow in a high leverage situation. Guaranteed.

I'll go as far as saying Edwards is a key part of our future pen, and will grow from these experiences, but there's no way he's ready for the high leverage situations day in, day out. Just not ready.

 

[HoustonClone]

$40 million to find a starting pitcher, 2 relievers, and a consistent corner outfielder.

Dodgers made the right moves at the trade deadline. We only got part way there. I realize getting Verlander may not have been worth what the Tigers were asking, but THAT move would have changed things.

 

[FerShizzle]

Dodgers made the right moves at the trade deadline. We only got part way there. I realize getting Verlander may not have been worth what the Tigers were asking, but THAT move would have changed things.

We have only scored 4 runs the entire series. Cubs problems isn't starting pitching.

 

[BigJCy]

Cubs in 7

Pass over to me what you are smoking please.

 

[chuckd4735]

Perfect situation to bring Javy into.

 

[CyJack13]

Maddon should really tell his guys to get some hits. Poor managing.

 

[HoustonClone]

We have only scored 4 runs the entire series. Cubs problems isn't starting pitching.

It's certainly part of it. Their starters are simply better than ours. Shutting us down. Any margin for error (which comes from our starters being human and our pen being lackluster) is not there against this level of pitching.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Good thing we got Happ into the game to drop a flyball then strikeout

 

[CYdTracked]

Believe they have close to 70 million coming off the books. Now granted you have to replace Arrieta & probably Wade Davis and then also load up big-time on number of bullpen arms. I'd be fine with a couple changes in line-up as well.

On top of replacing those 2 you also have the following free agents

Lackey
Jay
Uehara
Avila
Duensing
Rivera

Also have a lot of arbitration contracts to make decisions on too: https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/chicago-cubs-salaries-and-contracts.shtml

I think the Cubs could be active in the trade market both with pitchers and position players. The way this team has hit so inconsistently this year plus the lack of hitting in the postseason a trade for a big middle of the lineup bat is not out of the question. The window with the core players on this team is about another 2-3 years till they will have to make some tough decisions on who to sign to big contracts and who will have to walk.

 

[chuckd4735]

We have only scored 4 runs the entire series. Cubs problems isn't starting pitching.

The offense has been downright pathetic this post season. Pretty sure we have only had three games this offseason where we have manufactured runs.

 

[Rural]

High leverage, LOL.

 

[BigJCy]

Cubs bullpen = Record Setters:

 

[HoustonClone]

We have only scored 4 runs the entire series. Cubs problems isn't starting pitching.

So who do you think the problem is then? Bryant, Rizzo, Contreras, Russsell, Javy, Jay? Zobrist has not hit for much this year, and Kyle is extremely inconsistent, but I'm not concerned for our hitting moving forward.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

I might not even watch game 4.

 

[chuckd4735]

I might not even watch game 4.

Ill be in St Louis the next two nights. Not sure I want to even think about watching that game with a bunch of Cardinal fans.

 

[HoustonClone]

Ill be in St Louis the next two nights. Not sure I want to even think about watching that game with a bunch of Cardinal fans.

Just ask them how their postseason went.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Is this how Kansas football fans feel?

 

[chuckd4735]

It takes a lot to embarrass me when it comes to the teams I root for. This is downright embarrassing. I was less embarrassed when ISU lost to UAB.

 

[HoustonClone]

It takes a lot to embarrass me when it comes to the teams I root for. This is downright embarrassing. I was less embarrassed when ISU lost to UAB.

It does feel that way right now, doesn't it? A comedy of errors (figuratively and literally). The announcers are perplexed, so are we. We're better than the team is playing right now, but we're also playing against perhaps the best team in baseball right now. Dodgers have exceptional pitching, and their clutch hitting is impressive. Painful to watch, but impressive.